St. 8 Review WED Vocabulary Flashcards

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Barrier Island

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A long, relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland, built up by the action of waves and currents, and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.

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U-shaped valley

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The shape of a valley formed by the erosion of a glacier.

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Fjords

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Narrow deep inlets of the sea set between high rocky cliffs.

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Weathering

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The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.

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Floodplain

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An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks.

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V-shaped valley

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The characteristic shape of a valley eroded by a stream or river.

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Deposition

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Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.

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Sinkhole

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A cavity in the ground, especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground.

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Moraine

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A ridge formed by the till deposited at the edge of a glacier.

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Canyon

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A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.